Mar 30, 2009 reid miles, important art director of the blue note lp covers. Blue note advanced its commitment to the 60s avant garde, and reid miless cover nailed matters again in catching the scalding momenttomoment intensity of pianist cecil taylors music. When it came to jazz album covers, blue note was unequivocally the market leader in the 50s and 60s. The first four 75th anniversary blue note vinyl reissues arrived the other day. Ive recently become a big fan of jazz music and the art behind the culture. Album cover design and jazz photography on the blue note records. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Creedence clearwater revival chronicle the 20 greatest hits vinyl lp new 5 out of 5 stars. In its dedication to excellence in every aspect of recordmaking, the labels packaging.
Specifically the cover art featured on the records produced by blue. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 20, 1991 the album covers collected in this comprehensive volume under the wellknown blue note record label embody classic design and pioneering typography. The jazz messengers were a jazz band that existed with varying personnel for 35 years. Our selection of favorite tracks from the blue note vaults, updated monthly so. For me, the latest person whose name caused me to happily hit the dirt is reid miles, an amazing modernist designer who designed over 500 lp covers for blue note records through the 1950s and 60s. The presence of a printed spine is useful to distinguish early from later printed covers of early titles. Each version comprises some of monks first recordings as band leader for blue note, recorded in 1947 and sometimes 1948. Sell blue note record collection we buy blue note records online or at our nj music store. The resulting album, rendered in a hard bop style, was the catalyst that kickstarted his solo career. Nov 05, 2015 with blue note, we are talking straight ahead soul jazz that still leans to the hardbop style. This iconic album was sonny rollins fourth and final lp for blue note, capturing him on stage in one of new yorks most prestigious jazz venues in the company of bassist wilbur ware and. Fareed haque, everette harp, charlie hunter quartet the blue note cover series.
Blue note remains one of the most influential jazz labels of all time, and its cover art is a virtual timecapsule of cool. Weve stuck, in the main, with rock and pop, because the jazz arena is so full of wonderful covers that were going to do a separate jazz 100 think of all those lovely blue note, verve. For the first time ever, blue note is offering archivalquality, framed canvas prints in dynamic scale 22x22, 32x32, 42x42 that present the legendary album cover. Blue note was started in new york city in 1938 by alfred w. They are flat, and other than the usual dimples that seem to afflict many urp records and some striation often seen on urp pressings, the sealed records were defect free and better yet, they were.
Oct 01, 2002 blue note remains one of the most influential jazz labels of all time, and its cover art is a virtual timecapsule of cool. Blue note revisited 2004 needless to say that all three of us are blue note listeners and big fans. A true lost art form see more ideas about blue note jazz, album covers and cover. There are also around forty blue note titles in the blue note catalog, examples are 4193, 4196, 4204, 4206, 4209, and many others approaching the 4250 cutoff, which had been prepared for release prior to the sale of blue note, labels and covers printed, but were pressed subsequent to the company sale to liberty. Most lp covers were usually designed to avoid empty space, fill that hole with the track titles was no doubt a. Blue note 1500 series jazz album covers birka jazz. The two main series were 1500, which ran from 1955 to 1958, and 4000, which ran c. There is a dearth of anything after 1970 i confess, this might change. Album cover art gathers nearly 400 of the legendary covers, spanning the 40s to the 70s, and features the greatest work of legendary blue note art director reid miles. A bestselling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. Blue note launches limited edition vinyl box set subscription. All albums from the blue note records label available for download and streaming in high quality. Saxophonist and composer charles lloyd celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018.
Cd, comp, promo, smplr blue note dpro 7087 6 10148 2 2. Seminal jazz label blue note has announced the inaugural edition of its new biannual, luxury box set subscription series. Bossenger and adam blyweiss in the great discussion of the history of jazz, a handful of notable record labels will inevitably come up verve, impulse, atlantic, columbia, and to a lesser extent, cti and riverside. Albums like back at the chicken shack, and the sermon are absolute jazz and soul jazz classics, they can be pointed to as the foundation of the funky more commercial styles that came later in the late 1960s, and throughout the 1970s. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for the blue note cover series releases. So these are the tunes that take me back to years ago, which is a feeling that happens regularly since so many of the classic blue note tunes are.
The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by toshibaemi in japan blue note works 1500 series, 20bit 88. Two hundred color photographs of the album sleeves, an informative history of the blue note record music lovers have been attracted to the distinct style and sleek sound of jazz since its birth at. In our case we are going to do a bit of research on the record label. The album covers collected in this comprehensive volume under the wellknown blue note record label embody classic design and pioneering typography. He is the drummer on all jazz messengers recordings and is therefore elided from personnel listings. Welcome to vinyl album here, youll find covers of all kinds not only the covers, but everything that went with them.
Hier kaufen oder eine gratis kindle leseapp herunterladen. Lp label guide record labels a c blue note blue note. Under miles, blue note was known for their striking and unusual album cover designs. In honor of blue note records 80th anniversary in 2019, the legendary jazz label has launched a new series of limitededition wall art that celebrates the iconic imagery of blue note s classic era. Most of the records were studio recordings produced by alfred lion or francis wolff. Lpcover lover the worlds greatest lp album covers, 45s too. Explore releases from the blue note lp last reissue label. Bold, direct, dramatic, soulful, strong, just like the hard bop on the thick vinyl inside. Though trane had a deal with prestige, he negotiated to do a oneoff lp for blue note. Drummer art blakey was the leader or coleader of the group throughout its existence. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for blue note lp last reissue releases. Beginning in 1956 with blp 1509, reid miles designed most of the blue note lp covers. December 5, 2019 cover art the 12 microgroove unbreakable record brought lp cover art to the fore, and blue notes cover designer of choice, reid miles. See more ideas about album covers, record album, album.
Like all great blue note covers, you cant help but pore over it. Special mention must go to sades pearls, spurred on by a purring avishai cohen, and lauryn hills exfactor. Mar 21, 2017 explore misstraceynolans board blue note album covers, followed by 479 people on. Download premium vector of blue stationery planner vector set 936904. The following history of the blue note record label is from the blue note website. Jackie mclean let freedom ring blue note record cover lp cover, vinyl cover, cover. There are also around forty blue note titles in the blue note catalog, examples are 4193, 4196, 4204, 4206, 4209, and many others approaching the 4250 cutoff, which had been prepared for release prior to the sale of blue note, labels and covers printed, but were pressed subsequent to. Kindred spirits live at the libero was cut at the 150yearold libero theater in santa barbara on march 15 his actual birthday. Click here to find out how much we can pay for your blue note records. The cropping, the elegant light and a monochromatic blue help capture the expression of. Blue note records is an american jazz record label owned by universal music group and. They bring virtuoso refinement to this albums collection of wellchosen covers. Developments in printing technology enabled these new generation covers to be beautifully laminated, and printed on the spine with the artist name, title, label and catalogue number.
The original 10inch lp with this title was compiled in 1951. Browse over 140,000 new and used cds, lps and dvds in addition to our blue note lp collection. Sep 06, 2010 a bestselling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. For more general information about how to sell blue note vinyl and cds as well as other genres and formats to princeton record exchange, please visit our sell vinyl, cds, dvds info page to determine the value of your blue note records, we need to know what pressing the lp is. Volume 1 is the name given to at least four different compilation albums by jazz pianist thelonious monk. Top sellers relevance lowest price highest price title az title za artist az artist za latest added top sellers. We usually have over 5,000 jazz vinyl record albums, 5,000 jazz albums cds, 30,000 rock record albums among our 140,000 cds, lps and dvds in stock. The best blue note jackets are perfect echoes of their contents. Margulis wrote up a mission statement that was to guide blue note through the coming decades. See more ideas about album covers, album and blue note jazz. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Do blue notes 75th anniversary vinyl reissues honor the. After several days deliberating the big blue note question ive come to the conclusion based on a few key factors. Blue note 1500 series defining the hard bop style of new york blue note started the 12 lp era in mid 1950s with some trad jazz albums, but then launched the legendary 1500 modern jazz series.
Reid miles, important art director of the blue note lp covers. Lonnie smith, gregory porter, kandace springs, terence blanchard, derrick hodge, and blue note allstars featuring ambrose akinmusire, robert. We are always looking for soughtafter titles, and there are. In 1925, 16year old alfred lion noticed a concert poster for sam woodings orchestra near his favorite iceskating. The thing to do blue mitchell with junior cook, chick corea, gene taylor and al foster blue note records 4178 1964 what a beautiful cover. Their discography consists of 47 studio albums, 21 live albums, 2 soundtracks, 6 compilations, and one boxed set. Favourite blue note album covers page 2 rate your music. Dec 11, 2012 anything blue note love the classic design work color, lines, photography. Explore releases from the the blue note cover series label. The printing of accompanying original blue note covers requires the ultra pro dj deluxe application which is still in beta. My own first blue note record was maiden voyage by herbie hancock which i bought at the age of 15. With blue note, we are talking straight ahead soul jazz that still leans to the hardbop style. Nov 14, 2014 blue note advanced its commitment to the 60s avant garde, and reid miless cover nailed matters again in catching the scalding momenttomoment intensity of pianist cecil taylors music. The interface is totally responsive so it can be viewed on your tablets and phones.
The fifth, eric dolphys out to lunch, has been delayed. Dec 05, 2019 manufactured in the two years between 195658, bn 1501 to bn 1586, all blue note original covers have a blank spine, and from bn 1587 onwards, a printed spine. His wife and manager dorothy darr decided to commemorate it with a series of shows that would, in and of themselves, be remarkable celebrations. Blue note records founded january 6, 1939, new york. Blue note long sleeve logo shirt blue note records. Blue note vinyl records prices we pay for different pressings. Just two weeks later, lion and his friend max margulis booked time in a studio to record some of the artists at hammonds concert, and blue note records was born. This is the discography of blue note records, the american jazz record label. The first gem in the 1500 series is miles davis 1501 and the last is bennie.
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